Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-17
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE,
Chittenden County.


The cheese factory in district No Z,
managed by G. +, Green began manufac-
turing cheese April 25 and up to June lst
has paid its patrons 81 per hundred net.
MILTON.
The highway commissioners are push
ing their work as rapidly as possible, but
report great damage done to the culverts
throughout town and have been obliged
to rebuild Il large number. .....C. A.
Pratt and c. G. Wood spent three days
fishing at Camp Rich last week. They
secured large number of pike, some
being extra large ones, but very few black
bass. ..A great deal o fishing was done
at West Milton last week, as many as
20 boats being out on Saturday. The
water has not yet become perfectly set
tied, but some good strings of fish have
been brought in h. 5. Lincoln captured
a catfish weighing nearly nine yOunds
...... Rev. j. l.. Sewal and family left
town Monday he is to be absent the next
two Sundays, attending anniversary exer-
cises at Andover and Dartmouth, and his
pulpit is to be supplied by Mr.. A. L. Par
sons. Several from this place are plan
ming to attend the State convention of
CongregationaliStS.
wEsTFoRD.
Henry Macomber has completed his
new corn and feed mill and has received
his first lnstallment of corn and middlings,
The mill is now in successful operation
Jules Lyon, son of the late David
Lyon had one of his fingers crushed in the
planer at the steam mill ...... Children's
day was fittingly observed Sunday at the
church by recitations, singing and respon-
slve reading by the little folks, to their
credit and to the pleasure and gratifica-
ton OF their parents. ......Judge Wales
Mrs. kimball. l..... The Canada Thistle,
like her namesake, the Scotch yacht
Thistle, beats all competition here and
some fields of grain when viewed from
the highway, seem to be shaded by their
prickly companion.
RICHMOND.
The road commissioners are busy at
work with all the help they can get re.
pairing the highways. ..... Henry Norton
has the frame up and roof on his new
block. -. Much painting has been dure
this sprint noticeable among which is Mrs.
+. Il. Mason's house, NJ. NJ. Bates's
house and the house of DR.. b. j. Andrews,
besides many others. Barker Balch
went to drive three year bull into the
barn one day recently, when it turned
upon Balch and struck him in the chest,
throwing him on his back, one horn graz
ing his ribs. Mr.. Balch was alone in the
yard. He called for help. The bull
stopped and Balch crawled out of the
yard on his back. The bull was not
gregational church Sunday, Children's
day was appropriately observed. A large
amount OF plants and flowers decorated
the platform and windows. Several cages
OF canary birds were hung up in the
church. Rev. Mr.. Hazen gave an inter
estlng talk to the children. The children
did most of the singing assisted by the
choir. Much credit is due the organist,
Miss Ina Stevens for work in drilling the
children in singing.
HINEsBURGH.
The Woman's Relief Corps will give an
ice cream festival at G. A. Il. hall Satur-
day evening, June The w. G. Il.
L. will meet at the vestry Thursday at
p. m. ..... Miss Minnie Andrews has re-
turned home from Boston where she has
been studying music for the past year
Mr.. Arthur l.. Castle has been visiting in
town. Daniel Patrick, jr., is building
a new house few rods east of his old
residence Mrs. w. X. Patrick's re-
modelled residence is an ornament to
has completed new building for studio
at Rhode Island corners. Mr.. Spaulding
is not only good farmer, but first class
artist. Mrs. Huldah Davies was bur
led Tuesday, aged 80 years =. The cream
cry receives about 1000 pounds of milk
daily at 60 cents per hundred. Mr.. S.
Z. Ray had narrow escape from light
ming recently which struck wire fence.
He had Just passed through gap in the
fence and received quite a shock. ..... Mr..
Coburn Pierce lost nearly all of his bees
this spring from mice. Mr.. &. ID. Boyn-
ton has "A registered Holstein bull from
the Van Slcklen herd in South Burling-
ton. Mr.. o. A. Mead sold 500 worth
of maple syrup this spring. ......A dark
compleXioned, middle-aged tramp going
north committed some depredations in
school house No where he stopped over
night. He is unworthy of charity and
should be sent to the work house Mr.
Il. BissoI cite, the popular cheese maker
OF the Valley factory, makes up about
$1,000 pounds of milk daily in 25 cheeses
which weigh nearly 1900 pounds.
ST. GEORGE
Mr.. Giles S. Hinsdill is slowly improv
ing from his recent indisposition ..Uul
selectmen have made arrangements tC
WORK the roads with road machine al
soon MS machine can be hired. 1t IL
hoped better job will be accomplished
than was recently done on our northern
border. If the said highway repairs are 8
fair sample of what the new highway law
Is going 10 give us, we suggest a repea
of said law at the next session of the leg
1slature. The road is not often Travelled
by resideLt Is of the town: still, we fail tC
see why the same should not be put in
proper shape for those who are obliged tC
travel that way or 90 several miles around
James Mlllham is now shingline
and adding wide cornice to his horse
barn which will add very much to the
appearance of the building. 49,. Henry
Russell with parties from Bristol are
moving the large so called Weed barr
from the south end of the farm to tht
vicinity of his house and other barns.
Marcus Forbes, son of Il X. Forbes, me
with an accident on Sunday morning
while on his way to the cheese factory
while passing over somewhat rough
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